Does a driver running a red light notice a sign warning that the intersection is equipped with a red light camera?

Not likely, but a guy thinking about it would like to know if an intersection has a camera to catch red-light runners, and might think twice if he spotted a sign that tipped him to it.

Red light cameras are used in five Ontario municipalities, including Toronto, and have reduced collisions resulting in deaths and injuries by 25 per cent since they were introduced in 2004, the city says.

In Toronto, where 77 intersections have cameras, T-bone or angled collisions causing death, injury or property damage are down by more than 60 per cent, according to toronto.ca, the city’s website.

If you’re caught, the $325 fine is not only a good source of municipal revenue but an excellent reason to stop if the light turns yellow, instead of booting it.

The province requires that signs be posted to alert drivers to intersections with cameras. Some cameras are moved to other intersections, but the signs remain as decoys; you never know for sure if you’re on camera.

We found two signs, one above the other, on a pole about 100 metres east of the intersection, giving drivers time to see them and reconsider running the light.

But young trees planted in the boulevard have taken root and grown around the signs, preventing them from being seen from the road.

STATUS: Allen Pinkerton, who’s in charge of city road signs, said the trees will be trimmed back to make the signs more visible, or they’ll be moved to a better location.

UPDATE: Our Monday column was about 76 street lights on Centennial Park Blvd. that haven’t worked since the record rainfall on July 8. Tanya Bruckmueller-Wilson of Toronto Hydro emailed to say “this one is unique,” and that an earlier work order wasn’t processed. A crew was sent Monday to fix it, she said.

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